contact your employer’s Occupational Health service, if you injure yourself at work

Needle-stick injuries

Injuries from needles used in medical procedures are sometimes called needle-stick or sharps injuries. Sharps can include other medical supplies, such as syringes, scalpels and lancets, and glass from broken equipment.

Once someone has used a needle, viruses in their blood such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV may contaminate it. This includes needles used to inject illegal drugs. Blood can also contaminate sharps.